• Sports Shorts

    The East Brunswick Area Youth Wrestling Club is accepting walk-in registration for the upcoming winter season 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 13 in the cafeteria at Churchill Junior High School, 18 Norton Road, East Brunswick. For online and mail-in registration, go to www.ebwrestling.com. The program is open to youth in grades kindergarten through eighth grade of all…

  • EBHS girls undefeated as halfway mark nears

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Ask the coach of any high school team: What’s the No. 1 goal? It’s usually finishing with a winning record. Well, winning isn’t the only thing for East Brunswick High School’s girls soccer team. It’s winning championships. As fourth-year coach Kevin Brady says, “Our objective each season is to finish playing…

  • E.B. charter school gets the state’s OK

    Hatikvah to focus partly on Hebrew language, culture BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Acharter school that would teach the Hebrew language and culture is expected to open next September in East Brunswick. The Hatikvah International Academy was among eight charter schools approved last week by the state Department of Education. Representing the largest group of…

  • Poetry Night, movie on tap at Zimmerli

    The Zimmerli Student Advisory Board will sponsor an Art After Hours Poetry Night 6-9 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Zimmerli Art Museum, corner of Hamilton and George streets, New Brunswick. A solo guitarist will begin the evening. After a short intermission tour of the Blocks of Color exhibition, the Poetry Night will begin at 7:30…

  • Carmela Spitaleri Gendlek

    Mrs. Gendlek, 91, of South River, died Sept. 12, 2009, at home. Her husband, Frank Gendlek, died in 1997. Surviving are a son, Francis J. Gendlek; and two grandchildren, Sara and Stephen Gendlek. Services were held at Maliszewski Funeral Home, South River. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.

  • DEP again neglects responsibility to protect environment

    On behalf of the nonprofit Edison Wetlands Association (EWA), a state leader in toxic cleanups, I am deeply troubled by the recent report that yet again sheds light on the failure of the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The DEP’s mission is to protect our state’s environment, as entrusted by the families of New…

  • Tamburro promotes cost-saving programs

    As a resident of Monroe, I am a supporter of Councilman Gerald Tamburro for reelection to the Monroe Township Council. He has been an outstanding councilman and has advocated for numerous programs that have made this town a great place to live. One of the buzzwords of local government these days is “shared services” as…

  • 3-0 Bears hope to keep up momentum Friday

    EBHS got past Monroe after Yonchiuk’s 44-yard FG BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Considering all the hype surrounding the clash between East Brunswick and Monroe last Friday night, you would have thought it was the high school football game of the year. Turns out, the thriller won by the Bears, 23-21, on a 44-yard field goal…

  • Voters OK $18 million for new Memorial School

    Voters OK $18 million for new Memorial School EAST BRUNSWICK — Voters on Tuesday approved nearly $18 million to build a new Memorial Elementary School, replacing the former structure that was largely destroyed in a July 2008 fire. The referendum received 2,415 affirmative votes and 2,056 against, according to preliminary results released by the school…

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